We'll be the first to admit that Swatch — better known for its crazy, stackable neon designs — was about the last company we expected to drop a touchscreen digital watch. Yet that's exactly what the Swatch Touch Watch ($140) is. Using funky on-screen digits that blend in well with the control indicators at the bottom, it offers up the time, date, and even a chronograph, all accesible with a touch — and swipe — of the finger.

Inspired by the instrument gauges of vintage Italian racing cars, Autodromo Watches ($425) will give your look some added RPMs. The lineup includes three models — the Brescia, Vallelunga, and Veloce — all of which feature a sporting face, a 42mm case in brushed or PVD-coated black stainless steel, a perforated leather wrist strap, and Swiss made Ronda movements with an oversized date window.

While it sounds a bit like a silly superhero — "I dub thee Mud-Man!" — the Casio G-Shock GW-9300 Mudman Watch ($200) is, in fact, a rugged, go-anywhere timepiece worthy of your off-road travels. Features include a shock- and mud-resistant build (obviously), a temperature readout, moon data, digital compass, a full auto calendar, multiple independent alarms, and bearing memory — all of which could come in quite handy, even if you're not a grime-covered vigilante.

Vests are a viable alternative to bulky coats in cool weather. That makes the Original Penguin Color Blocked Down Vest a great addition to any winter wardrobe. Its goose down filling and understated style make it ideal for layering, and the functional hidden hood and lined pockets will keep you warm, no matter what the occasion.

The military-inspired Bell & Ross Vintage PW1 Pocket Watch ($3,000) doubles as a daily carrier and as a collector's piece. It sports a Swiss movement, vintage-look domed crystal made of anti-reflective sapphire, a clean and super-legible sunburst dial, an easy-to-use grooved crown inspired by the ones handled by pilots, and a barleycorn guilloché caseback to go with the long chain.

Scaling Mt. Everest is certainly a brag-worthy feat. But becoming the second generation of your family to do so? Well, apparently that's worth releasing a special edition goodie box inspired by your parent's first trip to the top of the world. These Rolex Hillary Tenzing Edition Watches ($39,000) — commissioned by Peter Hillary and Jamling Tenzing Norgay, two Everest veterans and sons of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the first humans to scale the peak — are customized Rolex Explorer watches that come in a handmade expedition crate that's also filled with custom-made vintage items commemorating the original 1953 ascent. If you want in, you'll need to hurry — only 88 packages will be made.